The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past: Difference between revisions

:''This article is about the game. For other uses, see [[A Link to the Past (Disambiguation)]].''

|designer= [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] (producer)<br/>[[Takashi Tezuka]] (director)<br/>[[Koji Kondo]] (sound composer)

|released= '''Super Nintendo Entertainment System'''<br/>{{release|jp=November 21, 1991<ref name="E 7">{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 7}}</ref>|en= April 13, 1992<ref name="E 7"/>|uk= November 24, 1992}}<br/>'''Satellaview'''<br/>{{release|jp= March 2, 1997 (first broadcast)<ref>{{Cite Web|retrieved=June 10, 2014|url=http://www.f3.dion.ne.jp/~kameb/satella/st_prg/st_prg.htm |title=スーパーファミコンアワー番組表 |site=The Satellaview History Museum}}</ref>}}<br/>'''Game Boy Advance'''<br/>{{release|en= December 2, 2002<ref name="A&A 377">{{Cite Book|quote= |book= A&A |publisher= |page= 377}}</ref>|jp= March 14, 2003<ref name="A&A 377"/>|uk= March 28, 2003|au=December 6, 2002<ref>{{Cite Web|retrieved=June 10, 2014 |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021221112651/http://www.nintendo.com.au/nintendo/games/gameoverview.php?gameid=293 |title=<nowiki>| Games Matrix - Game Boy Advance |</nowiki> |site=Nintendo Australia |type=archive}}</ref>}}<br/>'''Wii Virtual Console'''<br/>{{release|en= January 22, 2007|jp= December 2, 2006|uk= March 23, 2007<ref name=EU-VC>{{Cite Web|retrieved=June 10, 2014|url=https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Super-Nintendo/The-Legend-of-Zelda-A-Link-to-the-Past-841179.html |title=The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past |site=Nintendo Europe}}</ref>|ko=June 10, 2008}}<br/>'''Wii U Virtual Console'''<br/>{{release|uk=December 12, 2013<ref name=EU-VC/>|en=January 30, 2014<ref>{{Cite Web|retrieved=June 10, 2014|url=http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/2Pfbi5V1mYrO50cUcBscHRVGxyqILKYS |title=The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past |site=Nintendo of America}}</ref>|jp=February 12, 2014<ref>{{Cite Web|retrieved=June 10, 2014|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/20010000001003 |title=<nowiki>ゼルダの伝説 神々のトライフォース｜Wii U｜Nintendo</nowiki> |site=Nintendo Japan}}</ref>}}<br/>'''New 3DS Virtual Console'''<br/>{{release|uk= March 10, 2016|en=April 14, 2016}}<br/>'''Nintendo Switch Online'''<br/>{{release|jp=September 6, 2019<ref>{{Cite Web|published=September 4, 2019 |retrieved= August 8, 2020|url=https://www.famitsu.com/news/201909/05182635.html |title=『スーパーマリオワールド』、『ゼルダの伝説 神トラ』などスーパーファミコン用ソフト20タイトルが“Nintendo Switch Online”加入者向けに9月6日より無料配信！【Nintendo Direct 2019.9.5】 |site=Famitsu}}</ref> |en=September 5, 2019<ref>{{Cite Web|author= Samit Sarkar |published=September 4, 2019 |retrieved= August 8, 2020|url=https://www.polygon.com/2019/9/4/20850054/nintendo-switch-online-snes-games-controller-nintendo-direct |title=SNES games coming to Nintendo Switch Online |site=Polygon}}</ref>|uk=September 5, 2019<ref>{{Cite Web|author=Ryan Craddock |published=September 5, 2019 |retrieved= August 8, 2020|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-09-04-snes-games-are-finally-coming-to-switch-online |title=SNES games are finally coming to Switch Online |site=Eurogamer}}</ref>|au=September 6, 2019<ref>{{Cite Web|author=Daniel Vuckovic |published=September 5, 2019 |retrieved= August 8, 2020|url=https://www.vooks.net/super-nintendo-games-coming-to-switch-online-tomorrow-snes-controller-for-switch-coming-too/ |title=Super Nintendo games coming to Switch Online tomorrow, SNES Controller for Switch coming too |site=Vooks}}</ref>|ko=September 2019<ref>{{Cite Web|published=September 5, 2019 |retrieved= August 8, 2020|url=https://nintendo.co.kr/news/view.php?no=274&page=11&cate=&searchWord= |title=『오버워치 레전더리 에디션』 『제노블레이드 크로니클스 디피니티브 에디션』 Nintendo Switch 최신작 한국어 대응으로 발매 결정! |site=Nintendo Korea}}</ref>|tw=September 6, 2019<ref>{{Cite Web|published=September 5, 2019 |retrieved= August 8, 2020|url=https://www.nintendo.com.hk/topics/article/a_190905_01.html |title=《異度神劍 終極版》、《幻影異聞錄#FE Encore》 Nintendo Switch專用最新作將發售並支援中文！ |site=Nintendo Hong Kong}}</ref>}}

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  |{{Game Rating|PEGI|7}}

  |{{Game Rating|ELSPA|3+}}

  |{{Game Rating|CERO|All|release=GBA}}

  |{{Game Rating|CERO|A|release=Virtual Console}}

  |{{Game Rating|ACB|G8+|release=GBA}}

  |{{Game Rating|ACB|PG|release=Virtual Console}}

  |{{Game Rating|USK|6}}

One day, a band of evil thieves managed to open the gateway to the [[Sacred Realm]], where the mystical [[Triforce]] was hidden. Upon finding the sacred golden relic, the leader of the thieves, [[Ganondorf]], slew his followers and claimed it as his own.<ref>{{Cite Manual|quote=In a long running battle, the leader of the thieves fought his way past his followers in a lust for the Golden Power. After vanquishing his own followers, the leader stood triumphant over the Triforce and grasped it with his blood- stained hands.|game=ALttP|page=5}}</ref> Before long, dark power began to flow forth from the Sacred Realm. People were drawn into this darkness, and never heard from again. As a result, the [[Royal Family of Hyrule#A Link to the Past|King of Hyrule]] ordered the seven [[sage]]s to seal the entrance to the Sacred Realm. A great battle ensued—monsters poured into the [[Light World]] from the sacred land and attacked the castle. The [[Knights of Hyrule]] defended the sages during the great battle against evil, and, though most of them perished in the struggle, the sages were able to cast their seal, stopping the flow of darkness and trapping the evil king Ganon within.<ref>{{Cite Manual|quote=The Knights took the full brunt of the fierce attack, and although they fought courageously many a brave soul was lost that day, However, their lives were not lost in vain, for they bought precious time for the Seven Wise Men to magically seal Ganon in the Golden land.|game=ALttP|page=6}}</ref> This battle became known as the [[Imprisoning War]].

[[File:ALttP Zelda Telepathy Artwork.png|thumb|right|Link hears Zelda's telepathic plea in his sleep]]

There, Link is contacted telepathically by Sahasrahla, who tells him that the world he is standing in is actually what was once the Sacred Realm, but it was transformed by Ganon's evil wish to conquer the world to become the Dark World.<ref>{{Cite|Link, it is I, Sahasrahla. I am communicating to you across the void through telepathy... The place where you now stand was the Golden Land, but evil power turned it into the Dark World.|Sahasrahla|ALttP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Ganon's wish was to conquer the world. That wish changed the Golden Land to the Dark World.|Essence of the Triforce|ALttP}}</ref> He then commissions Link with the task of rescuing the 7 imprisoned maidens from the dungeons scattered across the Dark World.<ref>{{Cite|In order to save this half of the world, the Light World, you must win back the Golden Power. You must also rescue the seven maidens who Agahnim sent to the Dark World. As members of the blood-line of the seven wise men, they have power that will surely help you.|Sahasrahla|ALttP}}</ref> Upon freeing them all, Link travels to [[Ganon's Tower (A Link to the Past)|Ganon's Tower]], where the seven maidens use their combined power to dispel the barrier sealing off the entrance. Link proceeds to traverse the tower and then defeat Agahnim a second time, this time killing him for good. Upon his defeat, the spirit of Ganon rises from the body, turns into a bat, and flies off into the [[Pyramid of Power]], where Link and Ganon face off for the final battle. With the power of the [[Silver Arrow]]s and the Master Sword, Link finally vanquishes Ganon, recovers the Triforce, and by making a wish, reverts the effects of Ganon's evil reign over Hyrule and ultimately restores the land to its former glory.<ref name="E 19">{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 19}}</ref>

The North American and European versions of the game both use a new logo for the title screen and box art, designed by the Seattle-based Girvin design firm.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= The Legend of Zelda logo design, which we created for Nintendo.|author= Tim Girvin|published= October 21, 2013|retrieved= March 1, 2019|url= https://www.girvin.com/blog/game-on-a-legacy-of-gaming-design/|title= Game On <nowiki>|</nowiki> A Legacy Of Gaming Design|site= Girving.com|type= }}</ref> This logo has been featured with slight variations in every subsequent {{TLoZ|-}} game in North American and Europe (identical in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]''), and in the Japanese versions starting with {{OoT}}, with the exception of {{BotW}}.

However, a [[Dark World]] counterpart is now included and explorable. In the Light World, familiar zones like [[Lost Woods]] and [[Death Mountain]] are present, while [[Kakariko Village]] and [[Lake Hylia]] are introduced here. In the Dark World, every location is different in name and presentation; for example, the Lost Woods is replaced by the [[Skeleton Forest]], Kakariko Village is the [[Village of Outcasts]], and the southwestern desert is the [[Swamp of Evil]]. The replacements also affect the dungeons which, instead of housing the [[Pendants of Virtue]], hold captive the maidens who were supposed to break the seal protecting [[Ganon's Tower (A Link to the Past)|Ganon's Tower]].

{{ALttP|-}} is one of the highest-ranked games for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]], and frequently rivals other highly praised Zelda games like {{OoT}} and {{TP}} for being the best in the series.<ref name="IGN"/> Nintendo Power ranked it ''second'' in their list of best ''The Legend of Zelda'' games, citing the game's improvements over its NES predecessors.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= Nintendo Power Issue #248 (December 2009)|publisher= Nintendo Power|page= 73}}</ref> Video Game Canon ranks {{ALttP|-}} as one of the best games of all time.<ref>[https://www.videogamecanon.com/ Video Game Canon]</ref>